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https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/a-crisis-like-no-other-fentanyl-in-the-united-states/

A Crisis Like No Other: Fentanyl in the United States Fentanyl and other synthetic opioids have produced an unprecedented public health crisis in the United States. This backgrounder explores the pharmacological, criminal, and technological factors that make the fentanyl crisis a regulatory and policing challenge like no other.

Fentanyl and other synthetic opioids have produced an unprecedented public health crisis in the United States. This backgrounder explores the pharmacological, criminal, and technological factors that make the fentanyl crisis a regulatory and policing challenge like no other.

A Crisis Like No Other: Fentanyl in the United States

In an environment of mounting geopolitical risk, alternative shipping routes like the Middle Corridor could be game-changers for Germany’s economic security, notably in diversified access to critical minerals.

Middle Corridor: Shoring Up Germany’s Economic Security

Whether motivated by Trump’s antagonistic relationship with the press, or business considerations tied to figures like Musk, attempts to shut down RFA and VOA represent a major strategic misstep.

VOA/RFA Shutdown a Strategic Own Goal for US Indo-Pacific Policy

The political forces that thwarted the European Defense Community - a previous attempt at a common EU army and defense policy - still exist today, looming large over Brussels' attempts to establish an autonomous strategic posture and escape from Washington’s shadow.

Deja Vu: The Case of the European Defense Community

As China and Russia gain ground, the EU is recalibrating its Africa policy—blending values with economic, migration, and security priorities in a competitive global landscape.

Can Europe Compete in Africa’s New Great Game?

There are alarming signs that history is about to repeat as domestic political factions position themselves for a return to civil conflict in South Sudan.

South Sudan Poised for Return to Civil War

The EU’s path to true strategic autonomy runs through the very thing the bloc has always lacked: political will.

Can Europe's Military Go It Alone against Russia?

Examining China’s double-standard policy in Myanmar - a pragmatic and economically-driven attempt to safeguard Beijing’s interests amid a chaotic and ever-changing civil war.

China’s Geopolitical Balancing Act in Post-coup Myanmar

The Trump administration is actively undermining the conditions that allowed American industry—and American markets—to dominate for so long.

America’s Waning Edge: Capital Flight, Tariffs, and De-Dollarization

https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/water-conflict-in-central-asia/

A volatile cocktail of climate stressors, weak institutions, and faltering water diplomacy is setting the stage for future water conflicts in Central Asia.

Growing Scarcity, Growing Demand: Water Conflict Brews in Central Asia A volatile cocktail of climate stressors, weak institutions, and faltering water diplomacy is setting the stage for future water conflicts in Central Asia.

https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/russias-armed-forces-emerging-stronger-from-ukraine-war/

Despite the disasters of the early phase of the Ukraine war, a reoriented wartime economy and massive spending increases have left Russia’s armed forces in a better position than when the conflict started.

Russia's Armed Forces Emerging Stronger from Ukraine War Despite the disasters of the early phase of the Ukraine war, a reoriented wartime economy and massive spending increases have left Russia’s armed forces in a better position than when the conflict started.